Time to take care of our bridges

The Sept. 17 article "Bridge trouble spans Tennessee and rest of nation" is a wake-up call to all Tennesseans. The loud, proud rhetoric from U.S. Reps. Marsha Blackburn, Diane Black and Scott DesJarlais and Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker should open the eyes of the voters to the political posturing that is hurting all of us.

Instead of trying to defund "Obamacare" again and again, they should be working to bring federal dollars to Tennessee. We need to repair our bridges and create jobs. Let us see how loud and proud they are if one of our 64 identified structurally compromised bridges collapses, killing our citizens.

Maybe they should talk to the people of Minnesota about bridge collapses. It is time they did some real work. We are tired of their "do-nothing" voices. Roll up your sleeves and take care of business here in Tennessee.

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Time to take care of our bridges

The Sept. 17 article ?Bridge trouble spans Tennessee and rest of nation? is a wake-up call to all Tennesseans.